CUET Preparation Today
| Assertion: Strict liability torts do not care about the intention or carelessness of the defendant when the defendant caused the injury. Reasoning: Principal of Absolute Liability, a related concept of Strict Liability, was introduced by our parliament after Bhopal Gas Tragedy. |
Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
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Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.
Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct. |
| Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct. |
| In India, a related principle of Absolute Liability was introduced by the Supreme Court in the aftermath of the two instances of gas leaks from factories injuring many. The first case was about the infamous Bhopal gas leak disaster of 1984 where a factory of the Union Carbide Corporation located in Bhopal had a major leakage of the gas mythyl isocynate that killed 2260 and injured around 600,000 people. In the second incident of 1985 in Delhi, a factory of the Shri Ram Foods and Fertilizer Industries leaked oleum gas that killed one person that had few others hospitalized and created huge panic among the residents. |
